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Collection of labour news, found 379 news.

Nearly half of global workforce facing job loss: ILO

A continued sharp decline in working hours globally amid the COVID-19 outbreak implies 1.6 billion workers in the ...

Jokowi, Trump discuss cooperation to tackle medical equipment shortage

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his US counterpart Donald Trump discussed cooperation to address the dearth of ...

Omnibus law: Govt, House to delay discussion on labour issues

The Indonesian Government and the House of Representatives have agreed to delay deliberations on labour issues covered ...

Labor-intensive program to help maintain rural economic growth

Expansion of the labor-intensive program is projected to compensate for the impact of economic slowdown in rural areas ...

Opinion

Stranded far from home: the protection of Indonesian migrant workers

*Hana Naufanita is a research intern at the Jakarta-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies ...

Export potential of ASEAN LDCs found in new forms of trade, says ASEAN-Japan Centre

- The use of non-equity modes (NEMs) of production has been increasing in both Lao PDR and Myanmar. This is ...

Only two-thirds of export value of textiles and clothing from ASEAN constitute their own GDP – says ASEAN-Japan Centre

- Textiles and clothing1 are archetypal industries through which ASEAN member states achieve industrialization and ...

COVID-19 has forced Bintan's travel agent to lay off workers: govt

Yogyakarta Chapter Udhi Sudiyanto, for instance, had unveiled his concerns with the slowing demand for tour packages ...

Indonesia demands job details for Japan's SSW program

Indonesia is awaiting the details of quota as well as job requirements needed by the Japanese government through their ...

Ferring’s Propess® is the first pharmacological treatment for cervical ripening to be approved in Japan for over 20 years

- Ferring Pharmaceuticals today announced that Propess® (dinoprostone) has been approved by the Minister of Health, ...

AJC organized the ASEAN Services Trade Forum in Tokyo to discuss the emerging demands for health and social services in ASEAN and its investment opportunities

- The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) held the "ASEAN Services Trade Forum – Health and Social Services –" on 27 November ...

Weekend Stories

Strong commitment paramount to combating workplace sexual harassment

Workplace sexual harassment is among the most challenging and insidious issues since victims are oftentimes in a ...

President Jokowi's family welcomes baby girl

President Joko Widodo's family welcomed into the family a baby girl from Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is the ...

News Feature

Empowerment of female workers in Ungaran through Better Work Indonesia

The Indonesian garment industry has witnessed swift growth, with a notable four-percent contribution to Indonesia's ...

News Focus

Realizing dignified world of work through ILO Convention No. 190

The nation’s people were left in a state of shock and disbelief after the case of Baiq Nuril Maknun, a former ...